U.S. Rep. Emmer wins GOP nod for speaker; Faces uncertain vote on House floor | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) has won the vote of the House Republican Conference as their candidate for Speaker of the House. Emmer is the current Majority Whip — the number three ranking Congress member. He must now go to the floor of the full House and seek a majority vote, something that no one […]
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Alabama congressional delegation votes along party lines for House Speaker; Jordan fails on first ballot | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Backed by Alabama’s Republican delegation, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed to garner enough votes to win Speaker of the House of Representatives during the first round of voting Tuesday. Twenty Republicans voted against Jordan, who received 200 votes compared to his main opponent House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-N.Y.) 212 votes, which included U.S. […]
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Jan. 6 Panel Urges Ethics Review for McCarthy, GOP Lawmakers | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Washington — Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers should face ethics investigations for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas, the House January 6 committee said Monday in the culmination of a monthslong standoff over their testimony. The committee had issued subpoenas in May for the testimony of McCarthy — who is […]
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